Safety bolt



June 25,. 1935. v. NODIER ,2

SAFETY BOLT Filed Nov. 27, 1933 Fig. 2 a c c frwenior Idor nalzw'w, y 44%; 6

Patented June 25, 1935 UNITED v STATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Application November 27, 1933, Serial No. 699,992

In Germany December 3, 1932 3 Claims. (01. 85-1) My invention relates to the unscrewing of nuts The force Ra causing the unscrewing is equal to on bolts as in screwed unions and consists prih MV marily in increasing the extent of the elastic .34 K deformation or resiliency of the bolt, so that the 5 nuts will be retained much more securely onthe as stated above. For a bolt cross-section equal 5 bolt when it is subjected to vibration in an operto n a uni ary elastic resistance of the bolt ating hi as on motor h1 1 equal to Re, the elastic resistance of the bolt ReS,

An object of my invention is to provide a a d o ke p within the elastic limit it is necesthreaded bolt of such structure and design as W at e will permit the bolt to yield elastically and resil- I R R S l0 iently under applied .vibration without exceeding j the elastic limit of the material of the bolt and cnsldsrms a given Ordinary bolt having an without permanent deformation of the bolt, so dlamet'er Di and having a diameter d measthat the nut is at an times held ,hght against ured at the deepest point of its thread, the crossits seat and is not loosened sothat it will unscrew. Sections corresponding to S are spe tiv l pro- 15 I employ a bolt with hollow unthreaded shank hormonal to P and Now, during the provided with circumferential depressed ring'porh of screwmg the nut 01! e o t tightly, the tions of varying wall thickness spaced by intermnhr'cross'sectioh alone may reach its elastic mediate portions whose surface is parallel to the n never the outer cross-89mm D2, which belt axis The central here of the parallel ihter fact determines the effective values of ReS and Rd. 20 mediate portions, and the cross section of the oblech of my invention is to increase this ring portions, are both so designed that for all 7 axial points of the bolt the cross-sectional area 2 of the unthreaded portion equals the cross-sec- I I tional area carried by the core of the threaded i portion measured between thedeepest points as to bung i near whereas mtance of the threads in the international thread system, it is only equal It is possible to prevent undesired unscrewing about The effective vailve 9 M Wm 01' the hut from the bolt without straining the bolt thus be madeas large as Referring beyond its-elastic limit; providedthat the bolt the 9 relative the 80 is provided with a sufllciently-yielding structure and conditmns Preventing unscrewingrm' adapted to resist in all cases the forces produced creasmg the value 01 1 by the vibration of the. assembled parts and which d tend'to unscrew the nut. F

i igfi g m i g gg gm :3 towards unity will increase in the same pro.- 85

on a bolt is given by the formula portion the elastic deformation K.

ThlS first desired result is achieved by design- R" ing. the bolt with a longitudinal cross-sectioh K such that the cross-sectional area at the deep- 40 40 Where M is the mass or weight f the vibrating est point of the thread is' equal'to the cross-secparts, v is t mean instantaneous speed, n K tional area of the body or unthreaded shank oi is the elastic elongation of the bolt." For an ordithe holtnary standard bolt K has a predetermined defls a second feature, it is also p b o nlte value; if a. special design is provided for ther increase the value of the "elastic deforma- 45 giving K a value ten or twenty times greater, tion of the bolt by designing the bolt with a the forces tending to cause unscrewing will be specially shaped longitudinal cross-section of a ten or twenty times smaller; it is therefore possifigure such as will allow an elastic deformation ble toavoidstressingthe bolt beyond its elastic which is higher than that which the metal will limit; consequently there is no permanent deallow with ordinary shapes. 50 formation and no unscrewing'of the nut from the My invention has for a further object the bolt. provision of a bolt in which there are simultane-- In briefythe'conditions preventing un screwing ously applied in cooperation these means which of nuts from bolts holding vibrating parts tohave been mentioned for increasing the elastic u getber may be summarized as follows: 4 deformation, the product being such that it looks like an ordinary bolt regularly used in practice. v

In order to satisfy the first above-mentioned condition, the cross-section of the unthreaded body or shank of the bolt is reduced to a value equal to the cross-section of the core of the threaded portion measured between the deepest points of the thread by providing an axial bore through the unthreaded shank. In order to satisfy the second condition for increasing the elastic deformation I provide annular grooves or depressions in order to modify the linearity of the mid-fibre along the length of the bolt, that is, the mid-fibre of the shank wall, and to give it a wavy or undulatory shape at certain points whichallows it to yieldingly stretch to a greater extent than if it were a straight line.

As an example, the structure of a bolt according to my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing.

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal cross-section of the improved form of boltof my invention, showing the hollow shank and the depressed ring portions of special design.

Fig. 2 is a transverse cross-section along the line AA of Fig. 1

Along the axis of the bolt b and throughout the length of its body or shank, a bore a is provided which in itself in the parallel portions .of the shank reduces the cross-sectional area of the unthreaded body or shank to a value equal to that of the core of the threaded portion,

measured between the deepest points of the threads, the outer diameter of the shank remain-' ing the same as the outer diameter of this threaded portion. 'Ihis unthreaded shank of the bolt is provided with annular grooves or depressions c which form ring portions c' and modify the linearity of the mid-fibre along the length of the bolt and give it a wavy shape such that this mid-fibre .stretches yieldingly to a greater extent than if .it were linear. However, for

achieving the desired result above set forth it.

is necessary to maintain the cross-sections of the bolt at different points of its length at the same .value, to satisfy the first condition abovementioned, as shown by the preceding equations and discussions. This result is obtained, as may be seen in Fig. 1, by giving the ring portions 0' a thickness which increases gradually as their outer diameter diminishes. It will be noted that the curvilinear boundaries of the section of the ring portions 0' have their centers of curvature outside the bolt, and that they have fairly sharp curvature and comparatively short radii of curvature.

It is also possible to increase the value of the elastic deformation by using a very yieldi steel.

Experimental observations made have proved that in the case of a bolt designed according to my invention, the coefiicient of elastic deformation could be brought to reach about 20. Consequently it is very easy to satisfy the conditions required for preventing unscrewing of the nut from the bolt, and it is-thus possible to reduce substantially, inside certain limits, the cross-section of the bolt to meet given condifurther provided with spaced depressed. ring portions having sharply curvilinear cross-sectional boundaries in the general'direction'of the axis of said bolt, thecenters of curvature of said curvilinear boundaries being outside said bolt, said ring portions having a wall of thickness which increases from a minimum value at the point of maximum diameter of said ring portion to a maximum value at the point of minimum diameter of said ring portion. 7

2. A resilient threaded bolt which will retain its nut under vibration having a threaded portion and a shank; said shank being centrally apertured and having depressed ring portions having curvilinear cross-sectional boundaries in the general direction of the axis of said bolt, said ring portions having a wall of thickness increasing from a minimum value at the point, of

maximum diameter of said'ring portions to a maximum value at the point of minimum diameter of said ring portions in such manner that the transverse cross-sectional area'of the wall ameter that the transverse cross-sectional area of the wall of said rectilinear portions is substantially equal to the transverse cross-sectional area of said threaded portion measured between the deepest points of the threads thereof, said depressed ring portions having curvilinear crosssectional boundaries in the general direction of the axis of said bolt, said ring portions having a wall of thickness increasing from a minimum value at the point of maximum diameter ofsaid ring poriton to a maximum value at the point of minimum diameter of said ring portion in such manner that the transverse crosssectional area of the wall ofsaid ring portion is for all axial points of said bolt substantially equal to the transverse cross-sectional area of said threaded portion measured between theiifi deepest points of the threads thereof.

VICTOR NODIERE. 

